The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-04-12
CRIMINAL COURT.
Judge Ryland Again COnvenes
That Body i'm Regular
Session.
The Grand jury Impanneled
and Work Commenced.

immediately convened criminal court
in regular April term. The Grand
Jury were called and impannelled as
follows: w. w. Herruld, foreman,
George Spears, A. b. Cayton,
F. w. Dickerson, Albert Weinier,
James Warren, T. A. Nelson. NJ.
Dougherty, Thos. Mitchell, Chas.
Koock, Henry Crowder and w. ID.
Fellows. The Judge proceeded to in
struct the jury in his usual forcible
and straight forward manner, calling
their attention to the fact that they
constituted an important part of the
court and that it was their duty to see
that every case brought before them
was carefully weighed and decided
without fear, favor or prejudice, un-
biased by any feelings of friendships
or enmity. 1t was not their duty
to determine as to whether any law
was good or bad, but simply to in
quire into and return any infraction of
any law that might come to their
knowledge as jurors. He called their
special attention to the laws concern
ing dram shops, drug stores, the prac-
tice of medicine, gambling, carrying
concealed weapons, SEEMING in streams,
and the killing of birds and game out
of season.
He also charged the jury particu-
larry to inquire into the management
of public institutions, the condition of
the Jail, the poor house, public build
ings, etc.
Closing, he charged the jury to be
careful to keep correct epitome of all
evidence taken before them, saying
that many witnesses before the
grand jury gave testimony which
they afterwards forget or ignore"
and intimating that little discipline
by way of example of some such wit
ness might prove an excellent means
of putting stop TO it.
At the close of his charge, jury were |
conducted to their room by the sheriff,
and after selecting w. ID. Fellows as
clerk they adjourned until 1:30 p: m.
Attorney Lamm suggested to the
court that tomorrow was election day |
and that it might be well for him to |
take under consideration the advisa-
bility of adjournment tonight until
Wednesday in order to allow those at
tending court to 60 home and vote.
After taking up the docket and cali
ing few cases, court adjourned to
1:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing docket was disposed of:
State We. Lemuel Baily, felonious
assault: defendant files motion to set
aside forfeiture of recognizance here
tofore taken; forfeiture set aside at
cost of defendant and sureties; state
enters mol. pros.
State VS.. John J. Kelly, permitting
minors to frequent his dramshOp; de-
PENDANT files demurrer to Indictment.
State VS.. same, selling liquor to mi
ners; same entry.
State VS.. Eli Wilmington, obstruct-
ing the running of trains, defendant
pleads guilty and is fined s. with
usual order.
APPEALS.
State VS.. James Brown, Judgment
of justice affirmed against defendant
and sureties
State VS.. James Conner, same en-
try.
City of Sedalia VS.. f. A. Sampson,
Judgment of the recorder affirmed.
Same VS.. Matte Childs, dismissed
at defendants cost.
Same VS.. Otto Mas, continued by
consent.
Court adjourned to 8 A. NJ. We'd
nesday.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Judge Ryland re-convened criminal
court promptly at o'clock this morn
ing. The first case called was that of
the state VS.. Thos. Gresham, charged
with seduction under promise of mar
riage, the plaintiff being Mrs. Chris.
tian, nee Miss Sylvia Beaman. The
crime alleged occurred in 1884, three
days before the time set for the we'd |
ding of Gresham and Miss Beaman,
who was then but fifteen years
of age, and the daug ter of
a respectable farmer. The
plaintiff, who is a very handsome
young woman, was the first witness
called, and in broken voice, amid a
food of tears, told the story of her
betrayal and shame in answer to the
blunt Straightforward questions of the
prosecuting attorney.
The scene was an affecting one that
brought out in vivid colors the terri